The Meaning and Purpose of Leisure

The Meaning and Purpose of Leisure
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 181
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ISBN-10 : 9780230239500
ISBN-13 : 0230239501
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Book Synopsis The Meaning and Purpose of Leisure by : K. Spracklen

Download or read book The Meaning and Purpose of Leisure written by K. Spracklen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-05-07 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses the work of Jurgen Habermas to interrogate leisure as a meaningful, theoretical concept. Drawing on examples from sport, culture and tourism, and going beyond concerns about the grand project of leisure, Spracklen argues that leisure is central to understanding wider debates about identity, postmodernity and globalization.


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